Footrest



E L. WOOD.

FOOIREST.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. n, 1920.

Patented No.13, 1921.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 13, 1921.

Application filed November 11, 1920. Serial No. 423,372.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDITH L. W001), a citizen of the United States,residing at Galeton, in the county of Potter and State of Pennsylvania,have invented a new and useful Footrest, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to foot rests, one of its objects being toprovide a device of this character which can be readily connected to abed whereby sick and convalescent patients by pressing thereagainst areenabled to move themselves upon the bed and also strengthen the limbs asa result of the exerelse thus obtained.

Another object is to provide a foot rest in the form of an attachmentwhich can be adjusted readily to beds of different widths and tomattresses of diflerent thicknesses, it being possible easily to removethe foot rest whenever necessary.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that, within the scope ofwhat is claimed, changes in the precise embodiment of the inventionshown can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention hasbeen shown.

In said drawings- Figure 1 is a View partly in elevation and partly insection of a portion of the foot rest, the same being in position foruse.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the structure shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a section on line 33, Fig. 1.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference A designates aportion of one of the side rails of a bed and the mattress has beenindicated by dotted lines at B.

The device constituting the present invention includes V-shapedstandards 1 each of which is provided at its terminals with inwardlyextending feet 2 carrying screws 3 swiveled in clamping blocks 4.Extending inwardly from each leg of the standard is an arm 5 overhangingthe foot 2 and having a depending lug 6. Formed in the apex portion ofeach of the standards is a series of superposed threaded openings 7.

The standards herein described are adapted to be secured to the opposedside rails of a bed, the arms 5 resting on the rails where they are heldby the lugs 6, while the blocks 4 extend under the rails and are clampedthereupon by the screws The standards are designed to support a footrest in the form of a strip 8 which 1s l ..-shaped in crosssection andis provided, ad acent each end, with spaced clamping screws 9. When thefoot rest is in position on the mattressB one portion thereof rests flaton the mattress while the other portion extends upwardly perpendicularlyfor engagement by the feet of the patient. The screws 9 extend from theopposite surface of this upstanding portion and overhang the other orbase portion of the foot rest. The screws extend through slots 10formed'longitudinally within connecting strips 11 which project beyondthe ends of the foot rest and extending at right angles from the outerend of each of these strips is an arm 12 terminating in a yoke 13. Studs14 are adapted to be inserted into certain of the openings 7, thesestuds being in the form of screws and after they have thus beenpositioned the foot rest is placed on the mattress and then slid towardthe foot of the bed so as to cause the yokes 13 to engage and straddlethe studs. Accordingly pressure against the foot rest by the patientwill not result in displacement of the foot rest. 0bviously byadjustably connecting the strips 11 to the foot rest and by providingthe screw threaded studs 14 the device can be adjusted to bedsofdifferent widths.

Various parts of the attachment can be provided with protecting stripsof felt or the like so to prevent scarring of the bed. Also, ifpreferred, the foot engaging surface of the foot rest can be providedwith a suitable covering of soft material.

What is claimed is The combination with standards, inwardly projectingarms thereon for engaging the side rails of a bed, feet upon thestandards, and means upon the feet for adjustably clamping the siderails, of a foot rest angular in cross section and having a mattressengaging surface and an ugstanding foot my awn, I have hereto affixed mysignature engaging surface, connecting strips adjustin the presence oftwo witnesses. ebly z},ft1 LC1'i\i t/O the ends 01 the met rest EDITH L-WOOD. and pnnecung therebeyond, yokes extending from said strips, andyoke engaging Witnesses: studs adjustebly connected to the standards.JENNIE R. W001),

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as H. E. SELTZ.

